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Former Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson, 68, had emergency surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain and was expected to make a full recovery, a spokesman said. Thompson complained of a headache Friday night. Doctors at Northwestern Memorial Hospital performed a craniotomy Saturday to remove the clot, a family spokesman said. Doctors believe a fall in January caused the blood clot.

Former Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson, 68, had emergency surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain and was expected to make a full recovery, a spokesman said. Thompson complained of a headache Friday night. Doctors at Northwestern Memorial Hospital performed a craniotomy Saturday to remove the clot, a family spokesman said. Doctors believe a fall in January caused the blood clot.

A federal appeals court upheld a lower court ruling barring Adlai E. Stevenson III from running for governor of Illinois as an independent, and he promptly appealed to county Democratic chairmen to help his third-party bid. Stevenson, who is trying to oust three-term Republican Gov. James R. Thompson, faces an Aug. 4 deadline to collect 25,000 petition signatures needed to put his Solidarity Party ticket on the November ballot.

Illinois Republican Gov. James R. Thompson, a one-time corruption-busting federal prosecutor who is the longest serving among the nation's current state executives, said Thursday he would not seek reelection when his record fourth term expires next year.

Vowing "to throw the rascals out," Adlai Stevenson III announced his candidacy for governor today in hopes of avenging his 1982 loss in the closest gubernatorial race in Illinois history. Stevenson, 55, said he will face Atty. Gen. Neil Hartigan in the March Democratic primary. The winner will face three-term Republican Gov. James R. Thompson. In the 1982 governor's race, Thompson edged Stevenson by 0.139%--5,074 votes out of more than 3.6 million cast.

Illinois Republican Gov. James R. Thompson, a one-time corruption-busting federal prosecutor who is the longest serving among the nation's current state executives, said Thursday he would not seek reelection when his record fourth term expires next year.

The landing gear on Gov. James R. Thompson's helicopter failed Wednesday during a flight in western Illinois, but the helicopter returned safely to Springfield and the governor and nine other people aboard were not injured, a spokesman for Thompson said.

A federal appeals court upheld a lower court ruling barring Adlai E. Stevenson III from running for governor of Illinois as an independent, and he promptly appealed to county Democratic chairmen to help his third-party bid. Stevenson, who is trying to oust three-term Republican Gov. James R. Thompson, faces an Aug. 4 deadline to collect 25,000 petition signatures needed to put his Solidarity Party ticket on the November ballot.

Vowing "to throw the rascals out," Adlai Stevenson III announced his candidacy for governor today in hopes of avenging his 1982 loss in the closest gubernatorial race in Illinois history. Stevenson, 55, said he will face Atty. Gen. Neil Hartigan in the March Democratic primary. The winner will face three-term Republican Gov. James R. Thompson. In the 1982 governor's race, Thompson edged Stevenson by 0.139%--5,074 votes out of more than 3.6 million cast.

The state AFL-CIO voted overwhelmingly today to endorse Gov. James R. Thompson for reelection, the first time in the state labor federation's history that it has endorsed a Republican candidate. No move was made to take a vote on endorsing Thompson's major opponent, Adlai E. Stevenson III, who is opposed by the union hierarchy.